Sichuan-Shaanxi emergency memorial?

How urgent is it?

Zhu Cixiang became nervous immediately. There was a war going on in southern Shaanxi at this time, but he must not make any mistakes!

Although on paper, the Ming Dynasty has a huge advantage in terms of national power, military power, and financial resources, this advantage cannot create a crushing effect. Because neither the Ming Dynasty nor Dashun has the kind of mobilization ability

A very strong modern country.

The Ming Dynasty was a semi-feudal and semi-capitalist country, while Dashun was a feudal military country. Don’t think that with the addition of a “semi-capitalist”, the Ming Dynasty could defeat Dashun. This is the 17th century, not the 19th century, and capital

The advantage of doctrine is not that great. Historically, the Ottoman Empire could still invade Vienna until 1683! If a large number of European countries joined forces to send troops, Vienna might be bloodbathed by the Ottoman army.

If you want to carefully analyze the real strength of Daming and Dashun, you will also find that the gap between the two is not that big.

The real strength of Ming Dynasty is its financial revenue of tens of millions taels (not all in cash, but also a large amount of materials) and tens of thousands of "new nobles" living in and around Yingtian Mansion, as well as Wuhan, Ying

There are five handicraft centers in Tianjin, Shanghai, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou that can produce advanced guns and artillery. There are also hundreds of thousands of Guards soldiers who have been trained since childhood, and 30,000 to 40,000 people who have been trained in the army after years of education and professional training.

Trained army officers.

By the way, there is also a navy that can compete with the Dutch Navy and the British Navy!

The real strength of the Dashun Empire is the 600,000 second-generation military nobles who have just developed into the second generation - the second-generation military nobles who grew up in a war environment are very difficult to deal with!

Historically, the Manchu aristocrats who overthrew the Ming Dynasty were a group of second generations. They were much more difficult to deal with than Nurhachi's generation - they were robbers who were educated! A group of high-quality robbers, if you think about it, you will know that they are not easy to mess with.

The Dashun Empire also created as many as 600,000 households - the country of Dashun is actually the country of these 600,000 military households, and the other 30 to 40 million people are not "nationals" at all.

Of course, 600,000 households of government soldiers does not mean that there are really 60 second-generation soldiers who can fight. This number also includes a large number of first-generation veterans who are still serving, as well as about 50,000 households of government soldiers who serve as civil servants and civil servants, as well as

Some military households who are unable to afford military service due to poverty.

But there are still half of them who can fight, that is, nearly 300,000, of which there are at least 20,000 to 30,000 high-level soldiers who can serve as the core.

If you look at the quality of the army alone, Dashun is no weaker than Ming Dynasty.

However, in terms of military industry and finance, Dashun is far behind the Ming Dynasty. Flintlock guns have begun to become popular in the Ming Dynasty, while matchlock guns are still lacking in Dashun. Only the Shun army in Shaanxi and Li Jicheng's Long March

Only the government soldiers have enough matchlock guns to use.

But with 600,000 soldiers and 20,000 to 30,000 high-level soldiers, Dashun is still capable of fighting.

Emperor Zhu nervously took the urgent memorial from Huang Xiaobao. After opening it, he first read it ten lines at a time, then read it again word for word, and finally his eyebrows twisted into a ball.

The battle of southern Shaanxi was not fought well!

In terms of resourcefulness and cunning tactics, Wu Sangui was far inferior to Li Dingguo... He was clearly sure of victory, but because of his greed for power, he suffered two defeats in the Hanzhong Plain, losing nearly 30,000 people, and also lost Shang.

Fortunately, Shang Zhixin has two generals.

However, Wu Sangui finally did not give up the strategic location of Lueyang. Instead, he gathered the volunteers, expanded the army, and actively defended... With Wu Sangui's excellent defensive ability and Li Dingguo's poor siege ability, Lueyang should

Can last for a while.

As long as Lueyang is not lost for the time being, Fengxian County should be fine - Wu Guogui gathered his defeated troops and retreated to Fengxian, so he should be able to hold it. If Fengxian can be held, the reinforcements from Guanzhong can continue to move to the front of Sanguan Road to rescue the trapped troops.

Wu Sangui.

In addition, the three Guards divisions that entered Hanzhong via Baoxie Road, Ziwu Road, and Tangluo Road would never be defeated by Li Dingguo like Shang Kexi and Wu Guogui. This is because the Guards' field and night fighting capabilities are stronger than those of the feudal army.

Much more!

And they will choose to fight at night rather than during the day as much as possible to maximize their advantages.

The several castles of the Shun Army in the Hanzhong Basin may not be able to withstand the attack of the Guards - the Guards officers and soldiers have mastered the method of digging parallel trenches and serpentine trenches, and they can break through them even without artillery.

Those bastions that were built more sloppily. If the castles of the Shun army are stronger, it doesn't matter. They will build simple bastions themselves as a lasting foundation in Hanzhong.

Therefore, the battle in southern Shaanxi can only be said to have been fought poorly, but it cannot be said to have been defeated... As long as Lueyang can hold on, victory is still in hand!

Emperor Zhu took a breath, closed the memorial, and then waved his hand to signal Huang Xiaobao to retreat.

"The battle in southern Shaanxi has reached a critical moment, and the front line has tried its best," Zhu Cixi said. "It would certainly be of great benefit if something could be done on the eastern front. You must work hard for it. If you need to mobilize the army, go and talk to the Ministry of War.

Li Yan, discuss with military advisor Feng Sizhong!"

"I'm waiting for the order!"

...

When the Ming Dynasty's secret service was planning to use the "Jingchu heroes" gathered in the Huya Mountain area to catch a big fish, the legendary Master Li had quietly sneaked into Jiangling, the capital of Jingzhou.

Although it is said that it is sneaking in quietly, it is not actually wearing night clothes and climbing over the wall into the city. Mr. Li does not have that much ability, and it is not necessary. Because the border management of the Ming Dynasty was very loose, and the movement of people was not restricted. Although

The eastern and northern borders of Dashun and Ming Dynasty are always at war with each other, making it inconvenient to enter and exit, but it is really not difficult for Dashun's secret agents to work carefully.

They usually enter the Ming Dynasty via Annan or Siam. If they go through Annam, they clear customs at the Lihua River port, then spend some money to become an Annan identity, and then enter the Ming Dynasty in the name of doing business. After entering the Ming Dynasty, they will enter the Ming Dynasty within the direct province.

, basically just stroll around casually, there are only a few restricted areas that are not allowed to go.

It would be safer to go to Siam. Go to Phuket from Myanmar and then enter the territory of the Western Army. If you say you came from Guangdong or Fujian somewhere, you can apply for household registration (basically no one will investigate), and then

With the household register of the Western Army, you can "return to your hometown and move around". After entering the Ming Dynasty, you can also wander around all direct provinces...

Mr. Li, who wanted to do something big, entered the Ming Dynasty from Guangdong with the household registration of the Western Army. At that time, he also met the Princess Nisha of Tianzhu who came to visit and watched the excitement. After watching the excitement, he

He went north and entered Huguang. For safety reasons, he did not enter Wuhan, the western capital of the Ming Dynasty, but went through Hunan and entered Jingzhou.

Along the way, he was inspecting the countryside and agriculture of the Ming Dynasty - this Mr. Li is not an ordinary bandit, but a bandit who is very knowledgeable about finance and farming. This Mr. Li's surname is Niu... This is a bit

It's strange, but his real surname is Niu, and he is the youngest son of Niu Jinxing. He has a single name, Niu Jie.

The Lao Niu family is considered a cultural person in Dashun. His father Niu Jinxing is a bachelor of Zuofu in Dashun, which is also the prime minister. His brother Niu Quan is the minister of the household government. Niu Jie grew up after entering Sichuan in Dashun.

The "second generation" (Niu Quan is not considered the second generation) is capable of both literary and military skills. When he was young, he studied under many famous Sichuan Confucian scholars. Later, he studied martial arts in the Kunming Jiangwu Hall. After graduating from the Jiangwu Hall, he first joined the army, and then

The government engaged in trade—that is, trade with the Ming Dynasty. This was not only to communicate what was needed, but also to collect intelligence! So he was very aware of the Ming Dynasty's economy, especially the prosperity of industry and commerce.

This trip to rural Hunan gave him a new understanding of Ming Dynasty's agriculture and countryside - the Ming Dynasty's agriculture was very strong, but uneven. The strength was that there were many large farmers who had the financial resources to invest in agriculture, so

Farm tools, cattle, horses, mills, water conservancy facilities, etc. are all much better than those in Dashun.
Chapter completed!